An advanced course focused on development of reading and speaking skills, expanded vocabulary, and the ability to describe/narrate in detail, state opinions, and support opinions. Topics chosen in consultation with the program director.

Filipino VII is the third part of a four-part intermediate course sequence in Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, developed from Tagalog and other regional languages. The independent study format includes small group conversation sessions and an evaluation by an outside evaluator. Students studying Filipino develop speaking and listening skills needed for study abroad in the Philippines and to support course work in Southeast Asian Studies.